2014年成人高考学士学位英语考试考前预测试卷（2）

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Directioils：You are to write in 100－120 words about the titlb“To be．a volunteer in a society．”You should base your composition on the out-line given in Chinese below： 1．社会的进步和发展越来越需要志愿者； 2．做志愿者应具备哪些基本素质?3．你的看法。

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根据以下内容回答题:Cotton，like silk，was discovered and made cloth by man before the historical period（76）．Its first recorded use was in India，where cotton cloth of very fine texture，almost（77）silk，was made．When the Spanish arrived in the New World，they found that the Incas，the Mayas，and the Aztecs knew（78）cotton cloth．Some of the cotton cloth made in Peru，even before the days of the Incas，（79）that it is kept in museums． Cotton is the most important of all textiles．Even now，with many artificial materials（80），more than half of all textile products are．made of cotton． Cotton comes from a plant of that name．When the plant is mature，the cotton grows in a white ball around the seed．To（8 1）the cotton for market，the seed must be removed from the cotton fiber．This（82）by a machine called the cotton gin．Then the cotton is packed into huge bundles called bales，（83）are sent to the mills．There the fibers are combed（84）they will all be turned in the same direction．Next，the fibers are spun into thread．From the thread，the+cotton is w6ven into（85）．

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They have to pay all the bills and rent out of$500，the seven kids they’ve got to feed．

People in many developing countries are__________into overcrowded cities in great numbers．

__________what is needed，everyone will have to keep a diary of what they do for a week．

They took__________measures to prevent poisonous gases from escapin9．．

There’s no point telling her she’s doing wrong because she just__________riticism．

Some cars__________with a safety device which won’t let the car start unless passengers are wearing seat belt．

The satellite can__________ten thousand telephone conversations and a hundred color TV programs．

In such a fiercely__________environment，it‘s inevitable that some companies will go n11t nf btlsiness

“Why did he always dread asking them for their rent money?”“he knew it would end in an argument．”

Because of the way she had been behaving，Martin felt__________in leaving her．

For years now we’ve had to__________appalling working conditions and low-quality， outdated equipment．

I don’t suppose you could lend me$5 till tomorrow，__________?

The twin sisters looked so alike that I could hardly tell__________of them I had spoken to the day before．

The local people are used to me now and take the__________0f practicing their English with me．

__________in the last century when people crossed the land bridge and attempted to live in this place．

Many think they can offer to buy a car but they don’t think they can offer to_________it．

She made an appointment with the optician to have her eyes__________.

A Man who has a lot of money__________does not share it with others，is not worthy of respect．

“Who was that at the door?”“ __________ was a man selling house insurance．”

The desks and chairs can be__________to the height of each child．

__________looking for me this evenin9，tell him that l will be back at six o‘clock．

He was asked to show them the same respect__________they would to him．

She was nowhere to be found．__________her friends where she was going，she would have saved them a lot of trouble．

__________gas leaks and similar accidents should occur，some responsible persons should regularly inspect all the laboratories．

She’s more__________than most people to help out when you ask her．

I think that，__________，the rural schools provide better environment for the students．

Ahhough some modern architecture is truly art，much of the new building is more __________．

People are affected．to different__________by what they see in their daily life．

Many people complain of the rapid__________of modern life．

They had this really low doorway and l__________hitting my head on it．

“You were invited to the party，weren’t you?”“__________，I‘d forgotten．”

The full__________of changes in computer technology will be felt within the next few years.

__________to the bus stop when the bus suddenly pulled away．

Women in many countries were still__________ the fight to vote．

How can I have any self-confidence when you’re always So__________of me?

The telephone __________ for almost a minute．Why doesn’t somebody answer it?

I shall have a companion in the house after all these__________years．

There are already twelve bottles of wine，so if I buy__________again we’ll have enough．

The firm plans to introduce new technology at the__________of the existing workforce．

During the storm we took__________in the doorway of a shop．

The passage is mainly about__________．

What may happen to computer criminals once they are caught?

It is implied in the third paragraph that__________．

Which of the following statements is mentioned in the passage?

The word“seesaw”（Line 1，Para．3）probably means__________．

根据以下内容回答题：More and more，the operations of our businesses，governments，and financial institutions are controlled by information that exists only inside computer memories．Anyone clever enough to modify this information for his own purposes can reap big reward．Even worse．a number of people who have done this and been caught at it have managed to get away without punishment． It’s easy for computer crimes to go undetected if no one checks up on what the computer is doing．But even if the crime is detected，the criminal may walk away not only unpunished but with a glowing recommendation from his former employers． Of course，we have no statistics on crimes that go undetected．But it"s disturbing to note how many of the crimes we do know about were detected by accident，not by systematic inspec．tions or other security procedures．The computer criminals who have been caught may have been the victims of ancommonly bad iuck． Unlike other lawbreakers，who must leave the country，commit suicide，or go to jail，com．puter criminals sometimes escape punishment，demanding not only that they not be charged but that they be given good recommendations and perhaps other benefits．All too often，their de-mands have been met． Why Because company exechtives are afraid of the．bad publicity that would result if the public found out that their computer had been misused?They hesitate at the thought of a crimi．nal boasting in open court of how he juggled the most confidential records fight under the floses of the company’s executives，accountants，and security staff．And so another computer criminal departs with just the recommendations he needs to continue his crimes elsewhere．

It can be concluded from the passage that__________．

According to the passage our failure to give proper response to the speaker is probably because

Which of the following is NOT true about a good listener?

The purpose in writing the second paragraph is to__________．

In order to keep error to a minimum，we are advised to_________．

根据以下内容回答题：What is a good listener?Students who feel they are say it is because"they pay attention；remember what the person says；and ask questions based on what the other has said；or it isbecause they like people and are interested in them．They feel they are poor listeners when they think about something else while the other is talking or when they’re tired，or not interested in what she or he is talking about． In fact，there are a variety of ways to listen，just as there are a variety of ways to say something．Human beings are complex and 60ncealing．Often we don’t say what we want to say，or say，exactly the opposite of what we want to say．Sometimes，we aren’t honest or direct with another because we think we don’t have the right or are afraid of what will happen if．We are．The body“talks”，too，sometimes more honestly than the tongue． These different ways of talking need different ways of listenin9．To keep the seesaw going in conversations and in relationships，we need to understand and use these different ways， especially if oui goal is to be a carin9，thoughtful person．By knowing how to listen in various ways，you can be accurate in picking up messages no matter how they are masked or distorted or how they are delivered．Some messages are he．ard just by listening silently；some，by holding a hand or giving a hu9．But to be able to respond accurately，you need to hear accurately． Most people listen only with their ears．Too few listen with their hearts as well as theirears，listening to the other’s，sharing of his or her hopes，joys，fears．

The word“them”（Paragraph 3）refers to__________．

Statistical studies show that__________．

The passage suggests that fans at sport events__________．

Living in a residence hall．you have to__________．

根据以下内容回答题：All of us rely on what we see．We say to ourselves，“I know，was there；I saw it hap-pen．”And that seems to settle the matter．Or does it?Can we really trust the evidence of oureyes?Take competitive sports．Fans who see the same game will not agree with each other and will the disagree with the referee（裁判）．“He was out of bounds when he caught the pass，”says one fan．Says another，“You are crazy．I saw it with my own eyes．He was five feet in bounds．You must be blind．”The referee rules that the receiver did step out of bounds．But thousands of fans are still not convinced——because they were there!It’s the same story in the courtroom．Trial procedure depends on witnesses giving sworn testimony．But just how reliable is the testimony of a person who repots what he has seen?In a recent study，ten thousand witnesses were asked to describe the man they saw commit a crime．The study reveals that，on the average，the witnesses overestimated the man s height by five inches，his age by eight years，and gave the wrong hair color in 83 percent of the cases．These witnesses didn’t play tricks on them!What can we do to keep error to a minimum?First of all，don’t let your emotions interfere with your vision．Don’t see something because you want to see it．Se．condly，try to stay relaxed．If you are tense，you are likely to see red when the color is blue．And finally，it helps to make notes of what you see．Don’t rely on your memory alone．Take pictures，make recordings，and use any other aid to reduce distortion．

The main idea of this passage is that__________．

What must you learn to be tolerant of if you live in a dormitory?

What is prohibited in residence halls?

Living in university halls is convenient because__________．

根据以下内容回答题：Many American college and university students live in university residence halls．These halls are popularly called“dorms”．Residence halls may offer various types of living accommodations． There are single rooms，in which a student lives alone but there probably are a good many more double rooms，which two students share．Some dorms have sets of rooms，where small groups of students have separate bedrooms but share a bathroom and maybe a study room． There are usually a number of conveniences available for those living in university resi-dence halls．Most have washing machines and clothes dryers for use by the residents．Many dorms have kitchens where students can prepare light meals．Residence halls generally provide not only room and board but public rooms and recreational facilities and sometimes study rooms for their use． If you live in a dormitory you need to know what the rules and regulations are．Meals usually are served at only certain hours，and you must be there at those hours if you expect to eat．There may be only certain hours when visitors may come，or they may be limited to certain areas of the dormitory．Often cooking in bedrooms is prohibited，and the use of certain pieces of electrical equipment such as coffee pots or hair dryers may be limited． Living in a residence hall carries certain obligation．You have to be considerate of others，especially during study hours．Telephone calls and visits by friends should be short．You have to cooperate in keeping the room as neat as possible．It is sometimes hard to be tolerant of another person’S habits that may differ from your own．

Residence halls in American universities provide__________．

Ann：Could I smoke outside the room?Ping：__________

David：I feel nervous about the interview． Ann：__________．

Woody：Would you do me a favor and give me a fide to school?Thomas：__________．

Frank：David，I was told that you guys had a wonderful time at the cinema．I shouldhave gone to see the film with you last night． David：__________．

Stranger：__________．Do you know where is the bus-stop?Resident：Sure．Go ahead then turn left．You’11 find it． stranger：Thank you．

Susan：Rosemary，It’S very nice of you to invite me to dinner last night．Thank you very much． Rosemary：__________．

Dennis：I‘ll be away on a business trip．Would you mind looking after my dog?Mary：Not at all．

Tina：If it rains on Sunday，the party will be cancelled． Jack：Oh，__________．we can hold it indoors．

Mary：I have just gotten a pair of concert tickets and was thinking of inviting you． Are you interested?John：Yeah，definitely!__________

Lily：May I use your dictionary tomorrow，Susie?Susie：Sure，But I have to finish translating the English story at the end of this week． Lily：__________

Kevin：How are you doing all these days，Robert?Robert：__________．

Li：Do you mind carrying the box for me?Peter：__________．Where shall I put it?

Helen：Hey，Jane，you look pale today，what’S up?Jane：Yeah．I don’t like the idea__________．

Mike：Hi Chris．Do you fancy going for lunch?Chris：__________． Mike：Shall we say twelve thirty?Chris：Alright，see you then．

Waiter：Good evening，Sir：Would you like to sit here?John：__________．Have a mellu，please．